Allegan Area ESA -

Hopkins High School hosted the WOOD TV8 Football Frenzy on Friday, September 29th. As a part of this honor, the district is in competition with eight other featured schools acros...

Allegan Public Schools Superintendent James Antoine is excited to welcome the community to a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, October 20 to kick off the construction of the dist...

This year Otsego High School is offering a new class that's giving students on-the-job experience now. The students in the Career Pathways class travel to different businesses tha...

Plainwell Community Schools is excited to share that the Gilkey Elementary Geckos have a new addition to their building - a book vending machine. In September, they held a special...

On October 3rd, Wayland Union Schools 3rd grade students had the opportunity to visit Jijak for a cultural presentation of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indian...

Hopkins Public Schools has completed the work on a new bus canopy for the transportation department. In addition to this new structure, they have also received three electric buse...

The U.S. Department of Education today recognized 353 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2023. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or pro...

Cultural Bridges is a new class at Otsego High School just for foreign exchange students, or those who are new to Otsego from another country. Otsego has a wonderful tradition...

Meet Officer Jonathan Schaefer, Wayland Union Public Schools new School Resource Officer (SRO). A SRO is a Law Enforcement Officer, Public Safety Educator, and an Informal Counsel...

Allegan Area ESA recently hired two new administrators, Jodie Kurtz and Brady Chestnut, in the Specialized Instruction department. Jodie Kurtz (pictured above on the left) is...

Plainwell Middle School 8th grader, Joshua Pembrook, recently had the opportunity to attend the annual International Trombone Festival in Utah, an event typically reserved for tro...

Otsego students and parents had an action-packed, enriching trip, exploring the beauty and culture of Costa Rica. Their adventures included white water rafting, swimming at a wate...

This year’s Wayland Union High School marching band show is titled, “Are We There Yet?!” It’s a family oriented show about those long car trips to various destinations with ...

On August 7, students and their families joined local carpenters and educators from the Allegan Area ESA for a “signing day” to kick-off a new way for students to earn class cred...

Natalie Smith, school nurse at Hillside Learning Center, has been named as one of the MLive.com Top Nurses in the state of Michigan. MLive.com Top Nurses Awards, presented by Sp...

The Michigan State Legislature has taken a significant stride in tackling the teacher shortage impacting schools throughout the state by approving $66.4 million in funding for the...

Plainwell Community Schools is excited to announce that Cooper Elementary 5 th grade student, Levi Corning, recently won the Kalamazoo poetry contest - Poems that Ate our Ears! H...

Walk past Allegan High School math teacher Chris Conrad’s room, and you will see what he describes as “organized chaos.” Students are grouping together to discuss mathematical con...

The purpose of the Outstanding People for Education award is to honor and recognize people in public education who are excelling in their field and/or making an impact in the qual...

The Allegan Area ESA Board of Education held their biennial election on June 5, 2023 for one open seat. Cindy Smith of Plainwell was elected to the position. She replaces William ...